Sectors

TAKEKAMI(Bamboo paper), beneficially utilization of Domestic Bamboo

In 1998, CHUETSU PULP & PAPER, CO., LTD. attempted to make paper from domestically produced bamboo, something held to be impossible. This has developed into a project that uses local, managed bamboo forests. This is good not only for the bamboo groves, but for the surrounding local satoyama woodlands, which contribute to biodiversity.

Supporting Pesticide-free Cotton Farms that Contribute to Greener Agriculture and a Better Environment

Tsubame Towel Corporation is encouraging the spread of environmentally friendly organic cotton and also supporting the work of organic farmers in India.

Shigetomi Tidal Flats Festivity Project

We have implemented activities to protect as well as observe nature with a local non-profit organization (NPO) at the sprawling wetlands of Shigetomi, which belong to a beachside swim area of the same name nestled within Kagoshima Bay, popularly known as Kinko Bay.

Forest of Toyota Project

The Forest of Toyota is a company-owned forest on the outskirts of Toyota-city. Of the 76-hectare plot, some 15 hectares are forest that has been maintained as a model of so-called satoyama woodlands since October 1997. A nature guide is stationed on site to support nature study activities and monitor the results of forest maintenance activities.

Yogyakarta Special Province Wildlife Reserve Restoration and Recovery

This project is designed to restore a natural reserve that has been ravaged by illegal logging and, over the long term to contribute to the local economy through the planting of trees. This has resulted in the planting of some 300,000 trees across nearly 350 hectares of highland area.

Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs)

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/flegt.htm

A key element of the FLEGT Action Plan is a voluntary scheme to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported into the EU from countries agreeing to take part in this scheme.

Öko-Tex Standard 100

http://www.oeko-tex.com/OekoTex100_PUBLIC/index.as...

The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 for textile products provides a scientifically-founded evaluation standard for the human ecological safety of textiles, from the raw material to the finished product, against the background of the globalized and extremely fragmented nature of the textile manufacturing chain.

The Forests Dialogue

http://environment.yale.edu/tfd/

The Forests Dialogue is an ad hoc initiative that seeks to support and reinforce existing efforts related to forest management by addressing significant obstacles through a constructive dialogue process between all key stakeholders. Key topics include climate change and biodiversity conservation.

Global Forest & Trade Network

http://gftn.panda.org/

GFTN is a WWF-led partnership endeavoring to create a new market for environmentally responsible forest products, thereby diminishing the incentive to harvest from illegal or controversial wood sources. This is achieved by linking more than 300 companies, communities, NGOs, and entrepreneurs in more than 30 countries around the world.

International Seafood Sustainability Foundation

http://iss-foundation.org/

A global partnership between science, the tuna industry, and WWF working toward the science-based conservation and management of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch, and the protection of ocean health.